Can you recommend a car with light steering for an arthritis sufferer?

Could you recommend the best car for someone who is registered disabled with severe arthritis who has limited power in her arms? Her present car is an automatic with power-assisted steering, but she finds...

How can we dispute a parking ticket issued because we forgot to display our Blue Badge?

My wife has had a disabled blue parking badge for over nine years. We parked in a disabled space at a shopping centre yesterday, but neglected to display the blue badge - my wife and I are respectively...

Why can't we have hand controls for the brake and accelerator fitted to a manual car?

It looks as if we are going to have to have controls for the brake and accelerator attached to the steering column. No problem, there is a firm near us in South Molton called Adaptor Car who appear to...

Spacious, economical automatic

I am shortly changing my 1.4 VW Polo automatic and wish to upgrade - not fussy as to make but do need 50 mpg, automatic, boot space for lightweight folding wheelchair and also my wife's spacious golf bag...

How can I dispute a parking charge I received despite being registered disabled and with limited mobility?

I am 73 years old and would be grateful to receive your advice in order to reply to a parking charge which I have received from the operators of a private car park. Four months ago I had a major spinal...

Kicked while down

My dad is disabled and we parked in a B&Q car park. We used his blue badge but also purchased a ticket as well as we have been told to do this by attendants. We went over by 44 minutes on the purchased...

Is the Protection of Freedoms Bill as outrageous as it seems?

Certainly I believe the proposals in the Protection of Freedoms Bill to allow 'keepers' to be penalised to be outrageous. In my view the BPA and SIA have done little to control the 'rogue clampers' and...

Seat height

We need a family car with a seat height of 26in/66cm for my wife with hip problem to access.

Why can't the DVLA take over the management of the Blue Badge scheme?

The Blue Badge Scheme, a much-valued facility, is sadly abused by some. It is mal-administered with varying degrees of inefficiency and bumbledom by County Councils throughout the country. I wrote to my...

Specialist car

I am 6' 6", disabled, and need a reasonably high vehicle, large, with front doors in excess of 105 cms. I have tried just about everything from Range Rover down, and just can't get in. Would consider an...